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A ''dong'' is the smallest level of urban government to have its own office and staff in South Korea. There are two types of ''dong'': '''legal-status neighborhood'''(법정동) and '''administrative neighborhood'''(행정동). In some cases, a single '''legal-status neighborhood''' is divided into several '''administrative neighborhoods'''. In such cases, each administrative ''dong'' has its own office and staff.<ref name="EncyKorea">{{cite web|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=291712&v=44 |script-title=ko:동 洞 |trans_title=Dong |publisher=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] / [[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]] |language=Korean |accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref><ref name="Britannica">{{cite web|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=B&i=127489&v=44 |script-title=ko:동 洞 |trans_title=Dong |publisher=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] / [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |language=Korean |accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref><ref name="Doosan">{{cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=188263&contentno=188263 |script-title=ko:행정동 行政洞 |trans_title=''Haengjeong-dong'' (trans. Administrative dong) |publisher=[[Doosan Encyclopedia]] |language=Korean |accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref> Administrative dongs are usually distinguished from one another by number (as in the case of [[Myeongjang-dong|Myeongjang]] 1-dong and Myeongjang 2-dong). |
A ''dong'' is the smallest level of urban government to have its own office and staff in South Korea. There are two types of ''dong'': '''legal-status neighborhood'''(법정동) and '''administrative neighborhood'''(행정동). In some cases, a single '''legal-status neighborhood''' is divided into several '''administrative neighborhoods'''. In such cases, each administrative ''dong'' has its own office and staff.<ref name="EncyKorea">{{cite web|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=291712&v=44 |script-title=ko:동 洞 |trans_title=Dong |publisher=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] / [[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]] |language=Korean |accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref><ref name="Britannica">{{cite web|url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=B&i=127489&v=44 |script-title=ko:동 洞 |trans_title=Dong |publisher=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]] / [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |language=Korean |accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref><ref name="Doosan">{{cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=188263&contentno=188263 |script-title=ko:행정동 行政洞 |trans_title=''Haengjeong-dong'' (trans. Administrative dong) |publisher=[[Doosan Encyclopedia]] |language=Korean |accessdate=2009-09-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902220629/http://www.encyber.com:80/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=188263&contentno=188263 |archivedate=2009-09-02 |df= }}</ref> Administrative dongs are usually distinguished from one another by number (as in the case of [[Myeongjang-dong|Myeongjang]] 1-dong and Myeongjang 2-dong). |
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The primary division of a ''dong'' is the ''tong'' (통/{{lang|ko|統}}), but divisions at this level and below are seldom used in daily life. Some ''dong'' are subdivided into ''ga'' (가/{{lang|ko|街}}), which are not a separate level of government, but only exist for use in addresses. Many major thoroughfares in [[Seoul]], [[Suwon]], and other cities are also subdivided into ''ga''. Basically ''ga'' stands for a historical reason: in [[Korea under Japanese rule]], some districts living Japanese are subdivided as ''machi'' ({{lang|ja|町}}, {{lang|ja|まち}}) and after Independence of Korea, these '''machi''' are renamed as ''ga''. |
The primary division of a ''dong'' is the ''tong'' (통/{{lang|ko|統}}), but divisions at this level and below are seldom used in daily life. Some ''dong'' are subdivided into ''ga'' (가/{{lang|ko|街}}), which are not a separate level of government, but only exist for use in addresses. Many major thoroughfares in [[Seoul]], [[Suwon]], and other cities are also subdivided into ''ga''. Basically ''ga'' stands for a historical reason: in [[Korea under Japanese rule]], some districts living Japanese are subdivided as ''machi'' ({{lang|ja|町}}, {{lang|ja|まち}}) and after Independence of Korea, these '''machi''' are renamed as ''ga''. |
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Revision as of 15:02, 15 December 2016
| Neighborhood | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | dong |
| McCune–Reischauer | tong |
| Administrative neighborhood | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | haengjeongdong |
| McCune–Reischauer | haengchŏngtong |
| Legal-status neighborhood | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | beopjeongdong |
| McCune–Reischauer | pŏpchŏngtong |
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| Administrative divisions of South Korea |
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| Special self-governing province (Jeju, Gangwon and Jeonbuk) |
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| Special self-governing city (Sejong) |
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| City (list) |
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| Autonomous District (list) |
| Submunicipal level |
| Administrative city (list) |
| Non-autonomous District (list) |
| Neighborhoods and Towns |
| Town (list) |
| Township (list) |
| Neighborhood (list) |
| Villages |
| Village (list) |
| Communities |
| Ward |
A dong or neighborhood is a submunicipal level administrative unit of a city[1] and of those cities which are not divided into wards throughout Korea. The unit is often translated as neighborhood and has been used in both administrative divisions of North Korea[2] and South Korea.[3][4]
In South Korea
A dong is the smallest level of urban government to have its own office and staff in South Korea. There are two types of dong: legal-status neighborhood(법정동) and administrative neighborhood(행정동). In some cases, a single legal-status neighborhood is divided into several administrative neighborhoods. In such cases, each administrative dong has its own office and staff.[5][6][7] Administrative dongs are usually distinguished from one another by number (as in the case of Myeongjang 1-dong and Myeongjang 2-dong).
The primary division of a dong is the tong (통/統), but divisions at this level and below are seldom used in daily life. Some dong are subdivided into ga (가/街), which are not a separate level of government, but only exist for use in addresses. Many major thoroughfares in Seoul, Suwon, and other cities are also subdivided into ga. Basically ga stands for a historical reason: in Korea under Japanese rule, some districts living Japanese are subdivided as machi (町, まち) and after Independence of Korea, these machi are renamed as ga.
See also
Notes
- ^ Korea annual, Volume 1991 (37 ed.). Yonhap News Agency. 2000. p. 126. ISBN 89-7433-051-2.
- ^ Hunter, (1999) p.154
- ^ Nelson, (2000), p.30
- ^ No, (1993), p.208
- ^ 동 洞 (in Korean). Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 행정동 行政洞 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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References
- Hunter, Helen-Louise. (1999), Kim Il-sŏng's North Korea, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0275962962
- Nelson, Laura C. (2000) Measured excess: status, gender, and consumer nationalism in South Korea, Columbia University Press, ISBN 0-231-11616-0
- Yusuf, Shahid; Evenett, Simon J., Wu, Weiping. (2001) Facets of globalization: international and local dimensions of development World Bank Publications, pp. 226–227 ISBN 0-8213-4742-X
- No, Chŏng-hyŏn (1993) Public administration and the Korean transformation: concepts, policies, and value conflicts, Kumarian Press, ISBN 1-56549-022-3
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